Description
This Quick Tomato Poached Fish recipe is bursting with fresh flavors. It’s easy to prepare, and provides a bounty of health benefits.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 to 1 1/2 pounds cod, or any white fish, cut into filets (skin-off)
- 1 teaspoon salt (divided)
- 1 teaspoon black pepper (divided)
- 2 1/2 cups sweet tomatoes, halved if using. larger tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 small shallot, sliced thin
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, plus more for garnish
- Pinch of flaky salt, cracked black pepper, and olive oil for finishing
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Add the tomatoes, shallots and garlic.
- Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper and crushed red pepper flakes.
- Simmer until tomatoes break down.
- While tomatoes simmer, season fish, on both sides, with the remaining salt and pepper.
- Once tomatoes have broken down, pour in stock and wine. Let it heat through.
- Nestle fish into the pan. Cover, and cook for 7 to 10 minutes, or until the fish is no longer translucent and flakes easily with a fork.
- Occasionally, uncover and spoon poaching liquid over the fish.
- Once cooked, add fresh parsley to the pan.
- Optionally, serve the poached fish in individual bowls with steamed rice and your choice of roasted or steamed vegetables.
- Ladle some poaching liquid over the fish. Drizzle with touch of olive oil. Garnish with flaky salt, cracked black pepper and fresh parsley.
- Serve immediately.
- ENJOY!
Notes
- Easily use your favorite white fish. Salmon or shrimp will also work in this recipe.
- Choose sweet tomatoes with a thin skin.
- If you prefer, easily peel away and discard the skin of the tomatoes as they cook.
- Replace the white wine with stock.
- As the fish is poaching, occasionally spoon the poaching liquid over the fish. No need to flip.
- Once the fish is no longer translucent, and it flakes easily with the fork, the fish is done.
- Try not to overcook the fish.
- Adjust the cook times based upon the thickness of this fish.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Easy
- Cuisine: Fish and Seafood